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I See Said The Blind Man – John 9
I See Said The Blind Man – John 9
While it is easier to call him ‘the blind man’, in reality he is the X-blind man.
The X-blind man had no ax to grind, no viewpoint to defend, no agenda to uphold. He does however hold to the one point of fact that neither he nor these Jewish leaders can deny, and he repeats it three times.
· "The man called Jesus … so I went, washed, and received my sight" (vs. 11).
· "He put mud on my eyes, and I washed, and I see” (vs. 15).
· “whether he is a sinner I do not know. One thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see” (25).
Thus, his spiritual eyes were opened because his physical eyes were opened.
· "He is a prophet" (vs. 17).
· “If this man were not from God, he could do nothing” (33).
· “Lord, I believe,” and he worshiped him (38).
The most important aspect was his spiritual sight. Whether blind or not, he faced the prospect of death and judgment (cp. Heb. 9:27). His encounter with Jesus opened his spiritual eyes. He ‘saw the light’. He became a worshiping believer in Jesus, the Son of God.
This is just one of many signs reported in the gospel of John. They are sufficient to establish faith in Jesus. “Therefore many other signs Jesus also performed in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these have been written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you may have life in His name” ( John 20:30-31). Are you blind, or seeing?
Hugh DeLong
